Specialized Counseling in Ozark, Enterprise & Across Alabama
Our Therapeutic Specialties | Trauma, Perinatal, PCIT & Couples Counseling
At Oak River Counseling, we offer specialized therapy services designed to meet individuals, couples, and families where they are. Our therapists provide evidence-based, compassionate care to support healing, growth, and lasting change. We proudly serve clients in Ozark and Enterprise, Alabama, as well as virtually throughout the state of Alabama.
Perinatal Mental Health Counseling
Our therapist, Diana Akan, LMFT specializes in perinatal mental health and provides compassionate support for individuals during pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood.
This specialty supports clients experiencing:
- Pregnancy and postpartum anxiety
- Postpartum depression
- Birth trauma
- Identity changes related to parenthood
- Infertility, pregnancy loss, or NICU experiences
- Adjustment to parenting and family transitions
Perinatal mental health counseling offers a safe, supportive space to navigate the emotional challenges of this important season of life.
Available only virtually throughout Alabama. Currently only available through Self-Pay $100 per session.
EMDR Therapy
Our therapist, Hope Bates, LPC, specializes in EMDR therapy in Ozark, Alabama, providing compassionate, evidence-based support for individuals working through trauma, anxiety, and overwhelming life experiences.
This specialty supports clients experiencing:
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety and panic symptoms
- Distressing or intrusive memories
- Emotional overwhelm and chronic stress
- Negative beliefs connected to past experiences
- Difficulty moving forward after painful events
EMDR therapy offers a structured, supportive approach to help individuals process unresolved experiences, reduce emotional distress, and build resilience in a safe and empowering environment.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Our therapist, Maddison Kirschner, LMFT, specializes in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based approach that helps parents of young children (ages 2–7) strengthen behavior, emotional regulation, and the parent-child relationship. PCIT is available in Ozark and Enterprise, Alabama, as well as virtually across the state.
This specialty supports families experiencing:
- Behavioral challenges in young children
- Difficulty managing tantrums, defiance, or aggression
- Emotional regulation struggles
- Parent-child communication challenges
- Stress and frustration related to parenting
- Concerns about consistency, structure, and routines
During PCIT sessions, parents receive live coaching and real-time feedback to develop effective strategies for improving behavior and fostering positive interactions with their child.
PCIT provides a structured, evidence-based therapy designed to reduce stress in the home, improve parent-child relationships, and support lasting behavioral and emotional growth for children.
Intensive Couples Thearpy (3- Hour Session)
Our therapist, Maddison Kirschner, LMFT, offers 3-hour Couples Intensive Counseling for couples in Ozark and Enterprise, Alabama, as well as virtual sessions statewide, who are seeking focused, meaningful support to address relationship challenges and strengthen their connection.
This specialty supports couples experiencing:
- Ongoing communication breakdowns
- Emotional distance or disconnection
- Repetitive conflict or unresolved issues
- Trust concerns, including infidelity or betrayal
- Stress related to parenting, finances, or life transitions
- Feeling “stuck” despite previous counseling
As part of the intensive, couples complete comprehensive relationship assessments prior to the session. These assessments are used to create a specialized, individualized report that helps guide the intensive and provides deeper insight into relationship strengths, stressors, and relational patterns.
Couples also receive practical tools, guided exercises, and curated resources, including workbooks and take-home materials, designed to support continued growth and connection beyond the session.
This service is self-pay only and priced at $500.
An optional follow-up session is available to help couples reinforce progress, address new challenges, and continue building on the work started during the intensive.
Couples Intensive Counseling provides extended, uninterrupted time to move beyond surface-level concerns and work more deeply on communication, emotional safety, and connection—allowing couples to leave with clarity, direction, and practical next steps.